tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post115280365736797115..comments2023-09-08T09:24:38.306-06:00Comments on Susan Adrian: The giving up rantSusan Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153146534333913702006-07-17T08:28:00.001-06:002006-07-17T08:28:00.001-06:00Thanks, Sara! So sorry you've had a hell of a week...Thanks, Sara! So sorry you've had a hell of a week...Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153146517102337752006-07-17T08:28:00.000-06:002006-07-17T08:28:00.000-06:00Cindy:LOL! I just used the "you're so vain" refere...Cindy:<BR/><BR/>LOL! I just used the "you're so vain" reference to somebody else who thought it was about them. {BG}<BR/><BR/>No, it's not you either. And I look forward to being in your ACKS!<BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153146464762287842006-07-17T08:27:00.000-06:002006-07-17T08:27:00.000-06:00Amy:Thanks for coming by! Yes, mothers have that t...Amy:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for coming by! Yes, mothers have that too; not everybody's willing to give way to let you give all the attention you want to the baby, believe it or not. Especially true for mothers who work outside the home.<BR/><BR/>But I didn't mean to make anybody feel guilty. I was just noting a difference between those willing to work and those not! Hmmm, maybe will post more about this today. :)<BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153051119222044292006-07-16T05:58:00.000-06:002006-07-16T05:58:00.000-06:00-ducking in quick...*applause, applause*--dashing ...-ducking in quick...<BR/><BR/>*applause, applause*<BR/><BR/>--dashing back out...<BR/>(it's been a hell of a week)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810750742830573486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1153051076036445452006-07-16T05:57:00.000-06:002006-07-16T05:57:00.000-06:00Dear Susan:Uh. Yeah.... (g)You could be referring...Dear Susan:<BR/>Uh. Yeah.... (g)<BR/>You could be referring to me. (She says, hearing strains of Carly Simon singing "You're so Vain") This post has me squirming, but it can't be me, I'm still slogging along.<BR/><BR/>And Vicki has me figured out too, I see, with the talking-isn't-writing thing. Guilty there, too, sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this post. Someday I'll put you and Vicki right at the top of my acks, because the isolation gets to me sometimes, and you do keep me going.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16442184872395803612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152983457846320202006-07-15T11:10:00.000-06:002006-07-15T11:10:00.000-06:00Hi... I'm a friend of Julie's, and she linked me t...Hi... I'm a friend of Julie's, and she linked me to this (obviously).<BR/><BR/>You've actually made me feel a bit guilty, because as Julie will confirm, I have told so may people my story ideas...and written maybe five of the ten scenes I would talk about.<BR/><BR/>To some defense with the baby analogty, it really is harder, because you don't get maternity leave, and if you say, "sorry, I need extra time, I need to feed the story," you get snapped at.<BR/><BR/>However, I suppose even mothers do have that. They have other children, they have friends, and they have family. Not to mention household chores and pets. So maybe it's really about prioritizing. Everything is important, so everything must be done and nurtured.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for pointing all this out. It really made me realize I have to stop talking and start <I>writing.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152929612298780712006-07-14T20:13:00.000-06:002006-07-14T20:13:00.000-06:00Rose:Of COURSE it's not you! Not even close. You k...Rose:<BR/><BR/>Of COURSE it's not you! Not even close. You keep working at it, and you don't quit when it gets tough. :)<BR/><BR/>Glad you liked it!<BR/><BR/>SuzeSusan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152852999413085462006-07-13T22:56:00.000-06:002006-07-13T22:56:00.000-06:00Holy crap, it's me. Isn't it? Well, I guess not ...Holy crap, it's me. Isn't it? Well, I guess not since I'll _never_ give up, but boy, do I see myself here.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for ranting and I love reading your blog even though I don't get to as much as I want to.<BR/><BR/>Smooches,<BR/>RoseRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590317056416541604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152818761856832212006-07-13T13:26:00.000-06:002006-07-13T13:26:00.000-06:00This is why I love blogging and the internet in ge...This is why I love blogging and the internet in general. There is so much to learn from others, and so much inspiration to be had, especially for an aspiring author in the company of a more experienced crowd. <BR/><BR/>Thank you Susan, for beign such an inspriation. <BR/><BR/>(and don't worry, I didn't think you were talking about me, I just saw myself in the woman you described)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152814963089223292006-07-13T12:22:00.000-06:002006-07-13T12:22:00.000-06:00Carol:Thanks for your comments! I've actually foun...Carol:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments! I've actually found the "every day" thing varies among writers. I actually often take weekends off most times. BUT I'm committed to writing, I write every chance I can, and that's the important part. And I don't give up. {s}<BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152813802827320922006-07-13T12:03:00.000-06:002006-07-13T12:03:00.000-06:00Hear! Hear! You need to be hitting the keys every...Hear! Hear! You need to be hitting the keys everyday even if all you are doing is jotting down ideas. I have had three word ideas end up being 16 pages long. Not in the same day, but because I came back to them and tweaked them incessantly. I am amazed at how much creativity I have with a keyboard under my fingertips, opposed to "thinking" at random. --CarolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152809103381288812006-07-13T10:45:00.000-06:002006-07-13T10:45:00.000-06:00Vic:I do believe you and I are on the same page on...Vic:<BR/><BR/>I do believe you and I are on the same page on this one. {g} And yes, you're right about the other point too! You must write to be a writer, not talk about writing.<BR/><BR/>And ballet? My essay about what I learned from ballet got me into college. {g}<BR/><BR/>SuzeSusan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152808777741037452006-07-13T10:39:00.000-06:002006-07-13T10:39:00.000-06:00Amen, Sistah!And another rant (perhaps you can pos...Amen, Sistah!<BR/>And another rant (perhaps you can post this one tomorrow): talking about writing isn't writing. Thinking about it isn't writing. Dreaming about it isn't writing. <BR/>Writing is writing.<BR/><BR/>(And Julie, I'm not talking about you, either. I'm just sayin')<BR/><BR/>And REwriting the same page over and over for five years isn't writing. Your skills grow when you continue to put the words down on the page (and not the same ones at that). This is why I gave up my historical after five years. I realized I was writing in circles. And I was no longer the same person who'd started that book, either.<BR/><BR/>What else? Um...well, what you said.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and you're so right about ballet. My ballet teacher told me when I was thirteen that no matter what else I went on to do in life, the discipline of dance would help me. She was so right.Vicki Petterssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403435447892793397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152808161548131222006-07-13T10:29:00.000-06:002006-07-13T10:29:00.000-06:00Julie:Well, it wasn't you. {g} But yes, stop think...Julie:<BR/><BR/>Well, it wasn't you. {g} But yes, stop thinking and DO! That's the only way it will get done. <BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23749528.post-1152807338941807182006-07-13T10:15:00.000-06:002006-07-13T10:15:00.000-06:00Thanks, Susan, for posting this. The person you wr...Thanks, Susan, for posting this. The person you wrote about could have been me. If you'll notice, the last few posts on my blog have been about writing. because I've been thinking about The Novel so much.<BR/><BR/><I>Thinking</I> being the keyword there. I need to stop <I>thinking</I> about the writing process. I need to stop <I>thinking</I> about the publishing stage years down the road. I need to stop <I>thinking</I> about writing and just <I>do</I> it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com